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recipient

re·ci·pient

UK/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ US/ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who gets something

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2.

the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).

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